function createRequestObject(){
	var reqobj;
	if(window.XMLHttpRequest){reqobj = new XMLHttpRequest();}
	else if(window.ActiveXObject){reqobj = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");}	
	return reqobj;
}

var http = createRequestObject();

function sndReq(form){
	http.open('POST', 'emerg_functions.php',true);
	http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
	var lump = "name="+encodeURI(form.name.value)+"&areacode="+encodeURI(form.areacode.value)+"&firstthree="+(form.firstthree.value)+"&lastfour="+encodeURI(form.lastfour.value);
	lump += "&urgency="+encodeURI(form.urgency.value)+"&submitcheck=true";	
	http.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
    http.setRequestHeader('Content-Length', lump.length);	
    http.setRequestHeader('Connection', 'close'); 
	http.send(lump);	
}

function handleResponse(){
	if(http.readyState==4){
		var response = http.responseText;
		var wholething = "<br />" + response; //"<hr style=\"width:75%;color:#fff;background:#fff;border:0px;\" />"
		document.getElementById("responseArea").innerHTML = wholething;
	}
}

function tempMsg(){
	document.getElementById("responseArea").innerHTML = "<span><i>Sending message...</i></span>";
}